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Medical Xpress / Artery-on-a-chip helps predict stroke risk

Predicting an individual's risk of ischemic stroke is difficult because thrombosis embolization—the process of a blood clot detaching from the area where it formed, traveling and then sticking in another blood vessel—is based ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Jupiter-mass 'exomoon' orbiting brown dwarf challenges cosmic labels

Observations made with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have revealed evidence for a moon-like object in the CD-35 2722 system. Unlike moons in our solar system, the newly found object ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / 3D-printed bioplastic pods offer new hope for seagrass restoration in Thailand

A new collaborative research project between Murdoch University and Walailak University (WU) aims to restore seagrass meadows in Thailand using 3D-printed pods made from bioplastics.

Jul 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Natural compounds against sarcoma: Which one shows the greatest potential?

Curcumin, berberine and other plant-derived compounds have long attracted scientific interest because of their anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties. A new study by researchers from Wroclaw Medical University and the ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Juno takes temperature of Jupiter's fiery moon Io

NASA's Juno mission has provided the first measurements of the temperature below the surface of Jupiter's moon Io, revealing significant heating within the shallow subsurface of the most volcanically active world in the solar ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Microscale roughness breakthrough defies 80 years of fluid dynamics

Logically, you would think a sleek surface has optimal aerodynamics—but recent research at Tohoku University turns this fundamental principle on its head. Applying an irregular microscale surface texture reduced the aerodynamic ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Genome tool places large genetic sequences precisely in rice and tobacco without DNA breaks

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed a new way to add large pieces of genetic information to plants, overcoming a challenge that has limited plant biotechnology for decades. ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Low cloud-cover has helped mute warming for the last 47 years, but models predict this will change

A recent study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, combines historical satellite observations with atmospheric reanalysis data to construct a multidecade record of low-cloud cover in the hope of improving current ...

Jul 21, 2026
Phys.org / Genetically distinct avocados discovered in Nicaragua

A team of scientists led by researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and Texas A&M University recently uncovered genetic traces of ancient migration in DNA from avocados growing in Nicaragua. They ...

Jul 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Gut immune cells may help explain how B-cell depletion controls MS

B-cell depletion therapies, in which B cells of the immune system that may drive disease activity in multiple sclerosis (MS) are temporarily removed, have contributed significantly to improved treatment for patients in recent ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Reusable magnetic invention removes microplastics plus some PFAS from water

Microplastics are an increasing global concern, with growing evidence of their presence in water systems. RMIT University researchers have developed a water treatment material that rapidly removes micro- and nanoplastics ...

Jul 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Scientists discover hidden gateways that allow the brain to clear waste

The brain continuously produces metabolic waste that must be removed to maintain healthy function. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) plays a central role in this process by carrying away proteins such as amyloid-β, phosphorylated ...

Jul 22, 2026